N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0715: Fees

§ 11-0715. Fees.

1. When any license or privilege listed in this section is issued by

the department or an officer or employee of the department, the license

fee is the amount specified in this section plus the amount, if any,

specified as a fee to the issuing clerk.

2. A member of the Shinnecock tribe or the Poospatuck tribe or a

member of the six nations, residing on any reservation wholly or partly

within the state, is entitled to receive free of charge a fishing

license, a hunting license, a muzzle-loading privilege, a trapping

license, and a bowhunting privilege; a resident of the state who is a

member of the United States armed forces in active service who is not

stationed within the state and has not been herein longer than thirty

days on leave or furlough, is entitled to receive free of charge a

fishing license, a hunting license, and a trapping license; a resident

of the state who is an active member of the organized militia of the

state of New York as defined by section one of the military law, or the

reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, and

excluding members of the inactive national guard and individual ready

reserve, is entitled to receive free of charge a fishing license, a

hunting license, and a trapping license; and a resident who is blind is

entitled to receive a fishing license free of charge. For the purposes

of this subdivision a person is blind only if either: (a) his or her

central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with

correcting lenses, or (b) his or her visual acuity is greater than

20/200 but is accompanied by a limitation of the field of vision such

that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no

greater than 20 degrees.

A resident in the state for a period of thirty days immediately prior

to the date of application who has attained the age of seventy is

entitled to receive a fishing license, a trapping license, and a hunting

license, at a cost of five dollars for each license.

A resident in the state for a period of thirty days immediately prior

to the date of application who has attained the age of seventy is

entitled to receive free of charge a bowhunting privilege and a

muzzle-loading privilege.

3. Each applicant for a license, permit or privilege shall pay to the

issuing officer a fee, according to the license, permit or privilege

issued and the residence or other qualification of the applicant.

a. In the case of persons who meet the criteria set forth in paragraph

c of subdivision four of section 11-0703 of this title:

License Fee

(1) (a) Hunting $22.00

(b) Hunting ages fifteen

and under $5.00

(2) Fishing $25.00

(3)(a) Trapping $20.00

(b) Trapping ages fifteen and under $5.00

(4) Muzzle-loading privilege $15.00

(5)(a) Bowhunting privilege $15.00

(b) Bowhunting privilege

ages fifteen and under $4.00

(6) Turkey permit $10.00

(7) Seven-day fishing $12.00

(8) One-day fishing $ 5.00

b. In the case of a non-resident and persons resident in the state for

less than thirty days:

License Fee

(1) (a) Hunting $100.00

(b) Hunting ages fifteen and under $5.00

(2) Fishing $50.00

(3) Seven-day fishing $28.00

(4)(a) Trapping $275.00

(b) Trapping ages fifteen and under $5.00

(5)(a) Bowhunting privilege $30.00

(b) Bowhunting privilege ages

fifteen and under $4.00

(6) Muzzle-loading $30.00

(7) Turkey permit $20.00

(8) One-day fishing $10.00

c. In all cases:

(1) Certificates in lieu of

lost license or privilege or tag $5.00

(2) Duplicate for lost or

destroyed permit or tag $10.00

4. A person, resident in the state for at least thirty days

immediately prior to the date of application, who (a) has been honorably

discharged from service in the armed forces of the United States, or (b)

has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans'

services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or

dishonorable from such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as

defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a

discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, and

is certified as having a forty percent or greater service-connected

disability is entitled to receive all licenses, privileges, tags, and

permits authorized by this title for which he or she is eligible, except

turkey permits, renewable each year for a five dollar fee.

5. Prior to the first day of February in the second year following the

year in which this subdivision shall have become a law, and prior to the

first day of February of every second year thereafter, the conservation

fund advisory council shall submit recommendations to the commissioner

regarding the level of fees established by this section taking into

account economic indicators, the status of the conservation fund, and

such program indicators as it may deem appropriate. The commissioner

shall transmit the recommendations in their entirety to the governor,

the legislature and interested individuals and organizations, and the

governor may submit a budget bill incorporating his recommendations

thereon to the legislature.

6. a. License issuing officers may retain 1.1 percent of the gross

proceeds from the sale of all lifetime licenses listed in section

11-0702 of this title.

b. License issuing officers may retain 5.5 percent of the gross

proceeds from sale of all other license, privileges, certificates and

permits, including any application fees associated with such licenses,

privileges, certificates and permits.

7. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision three of this

section, the commissioner may offer for sale licenses, privileges and

permits listed in this section at a reduced price up to ten days per

year to encourage resident and out-of-state hunters, trappers and

anglers to utilize New York's hunting, trapping and fishing

opportunities. These days shall be designated in a manner determined by

the department to best provide public notice thereof and to maximize

public participation therein.